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Malone with ADO Den Haag in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dion Omar Rudchell Malone[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Almere City | 77 | (2) |
| 2012–2017 | ADO Den Haag | 129 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Gabala | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | ADO Den Haag | 49 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | NAC Breda | 65 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Karmiotissa | 94 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Telstar | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 443 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 2021–2026 | Suriname[2] | 32 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dion Omar Rudchell Malone (born 13 February 1989) is a Surinamese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or right-back. He also captained the Suriname national team.
Club career
[edit]Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, Malone made his professional debut for Almere City (then called FC Omniworld) in the 2008–09 season.[3]
On 24 June 2017, Malone signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala FK.[4]
On 27 July 2018, it was announced Malone had returned to ADO Den Haag, having signed a two-year contract.[5]
Malone joined Cypriot First Division club Karmiotissa on 19 July 2022, signing a one-year deal.[6]
On 8 August 2025, Malone joined newly promoted Eredivisie club Telstar on amateur terms, marking his return to the Netherlands.[7][8] He made his competitive debut two days later, replacing Tyrone Owusu in the 85th minute of a 2–0 away defeat to Ajax at the Johan Cruyff Arena on the opening matchday of the 2025–26 season.[9][10] He announced his retirement at the end of the season but remained at Telstar as team manager under new head coach Henk Brugge.[11]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for Suriname national football team on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Cayman Islands.[12] On 25 June 2021, Malone was named to the Surinamese squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[13]
As of June 2025, he was the captain of the Surinamese football team.[14][15]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Omniworld | 2008–09 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Almere City | 2010–11 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Total | 77 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 80 | 3 | |||
| ADO Den Haag | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| Total | 129 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | 135 | 5 | |||
| Gabala | 2017–18 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| ADO Den Haag | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 52 | 1 | |||
| NAC Breda | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Total | 65 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 2 | ||
| Karmiotissa | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 94 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 97 | 2 | |||
| Telstar | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 443 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 470 | 13 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Suriname - D. Malone – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ↑ "Dion Malone". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ↑ "Voetbal International profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "Hollandiyalı futbolçu Qəbələ də". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ↑ Dion Malone keert terug bij ADO Den Haag (Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 27 July 2018.
- ↑ Blanco, Yadran (19 July 2022). "Malone vertrokken bij NAC, verdediger tekent voor één jaar bij Cypriotische promovendus". BN De Stem (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ↑ "Dion Malone sluit aan bij Telstar op amateurbasis" [Dion Malone joins Telstar on amateur terms]. SC Telstar (in Dutch). 8 August 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ Meijden, Frank van der (8 August 2025). "Twee vliegen in een klap: Malone en Mertens vastgelegd door Telstar" [Two birds with one stone: Telstar sign Malone and Mertens]. NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "Ajax start eredivisie met moeizame thuisoverwinning op teruggekeerd Telstar" [Ajax open Eredivisie campaign with hard-fought home win over returning Telstar]. NOS (in Dutch). 10 August 2025. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "AFC Ajax – Telstar 2–0 (Eredivisie 2025–26, 1st round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Archived from the original on 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "Surinaams international stopt en gaat aan de slag als teammanager van Telstar" [Surinamese international retires and takes up the role of team manager at Telstar]. VoetbalPrimeur.nl (in Dutch). 16 June 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Suriname v Cayman Islands game report". FIFA. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021.
- ↑ Surinamese Football Federation [@OfficialSVB1920] (25 June 2021). "The 23 That Will Represent Us At The CONCACAF Gold Cup" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 July 2021 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Suriname Menzo & Malone Interview" (in Dutch). Fifa. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ↑ "Natio eindselectie bekend". Keynews. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Dion Malone at WorldFootball.net
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Paramaribo
- Men's association football full-backs
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Almere City FC players
- ADO Den Haag players
- NAC Breda players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- Qabala İK players
- Karmiotissa FC players
- SC Telstar players
- Surinamese men's footballers
- 21st-century Surinamese sportsmen
- Suriname men's international footballers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Dutch people of Surinamese descent
- Sportspeople of Surinamese descent
- Surinamese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- Naturalised citizens of the Netherlands
- 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Surinamese football biography stubs